Parque Tepuhueico

The park's territory is a transition zone between the Valdivian forest and the North Patagonian forest, to which are added elements typical of Chiloé as an island. It is possible to distinguish three types of forest formations: the temperate hygrophilous forest, with a predominant presence of tepa, tineo, mañío and coigüe, the conifer or cypress forest, and the swamp forest, also known as tepual. The humid climate and the pristine condition of the territory allow the optimal development of fragile layers formed by epiphytes, lichens and mosses as well as the conservation of mature forests with specimens that exceed 40 m in height and whose trunks rise like supporting pillars of a natural cathedral.